Senator McElveen proposes the following amendment (SMIN-3726.AA0046S):

Amend the bill, as and if amended, by adding an appropriately numbered SECTION to read:

SECTION X. Section 59-149-50(B) of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

 (B) Students receiving a LIFE Scholarship to retain it and students currently enrolled in an eligible institution to receive such a scholarship must earn a 3.0 cumulative grade point average on a 4.0 scale and earn at least thirty credit hours each year for the maximum of semesters permitted at that institution by Section 59-149-60. The cumulative grade point average calculation, for purposes of LIFE scholarship eligibility, must be inclusive of the student's grade point average at all public or independent institutions attended by the student.